Abuse of Power

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 in New York

Markets Live: Wall Street pushes ASX higher
Sydney Morning Herald 10:08am: The chairman of White Energy, Travers Duncan, will launch a defiant defence of corruption claims as he seeks re-election as a director of the company at today's annual general meeting of shar... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)

Filipino civilians walk out of what remains of the Guiuan East Central Elementary School after Super Typhoon Haiyan, Eastern Samar Province, 17 November, 2013.

Philippines struggles to keep typhoon aid, donations graft-free
Reuters MANILA (Reuters) - As millions of dollars pour in for more than four million left homeless by a typhoon in the central Philippines, authorities are grappling with a familiar problem - how to stop frau... (photo: US Navy / MCS Beverly Lesonik)

venezuela's President-elect Nicolas Maduro waves to supporters as he arrives at the national Assembly for his inaugural ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 19, 2013.

Venezuela's Maduro Can Now Rule by Decree
Foreign Policy Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro is, judging by most signs, a weak president. He faces growing discontent. Venezuelans stand in line for hours just to buy basic staples, and the government says they are ha... (photo: AP / Gil Montano)

Canadas Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks to reporters following the G-8 Summit at Camp David, Md.

New questions for PM Harper in Duffy scandal
Toronto Sun OTTAWA -- The country first learned Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff had personally bailed out Sen. Mike Duffy in a TV news report that aired late at night on Tuesday, May 14. | "CT... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)

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Egyptian army soldiers stand guard on the border with Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on July 5, 2013. Egyptian official said the country's border crossing with Gaza Strip in northern Sinai has been closed indefinitely, citing security concerns. The decision comes hours after suspected Islamic militants attacked four sites in northern Sinai and Egyptian soldier was killed early today, targeting two military checkpoints, a police station and el-Arish airport, where military aircraft are stationed. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

Suicide car bomber kills 11 soldiers in Egypt
Austin American Statesman A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into one of two buses carrying off-duty soldiers in Egypt's turbulent region of northern Sinai on Wednesday, killing 11 an... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)

New York Jets play against the Miami Dolphins in Miami, Florida September 7, 2008

AP source: NFL union to investigate Dolphins
US News Comment () Tweet | By STEVEN WINE, Associated Press | DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the NFL Players Association will conduct its own ... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)

Lebanese Army investigators, inspect the scene a day after two explosions have struck near the Iranian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013.

Iranian embassy bombing may be linked to Syrian war: Report
The Siasat Daily Washington, November 20: | Nearly 23 people were killed in bomb blasts at the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday. | Iranian troops are fighting in neighboring ... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)

Child creating sidewalk art using colored chalk

10 People Who Were Mistakenly Believed To Be Dead
ListVerse Robin Warder November 20, 2013 | Check out our new companion site: http://knowledgenuts.com | There are few events more surprising than when a person who is presumed to b... (photo: Creative Commons / Loadmaster)

File - President John F. Kennedy, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Texas Gov. John Connally are shown as their limousine heads for Air Force One at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, Nov. 21, 1963.

Indirectly Assassinating JFK, and Sadly Obama?
WorldNews.com Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | "...for he conceives a mortal hatred against that truth which blames him and convinces him of his faults." -Blaise Pascal... (photo: AP)

File -Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, left, speaks to Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, after a joint press conference after their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.

Indonesia leader: Australia spying 'damaged' ties
BBC News Indonesia's president says ties with Australia have been "damaged" by reports that Canberra spied on his phone calls and those of his ministers. | Susilo B... (photo: AP / Achmad Ibrahim)

Reding: 'The US wants to rebuild trust'
Deutsche Welle EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has met with US Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss the NSA spy scandal. EU citizens will be better protected against espionage... (photo: European Community / EC)

The 'dissenting' clerics killed in Afghanistan
BBC News The last decade has seen a little-reported but systematic campaign by insurgents to silence Afghan clerics who disagree with their tactics and ideology. | More than 800 r... (photo: USMC / Zachery B. Martin)

Special Report - The Pentagon's doctored ledgers conceal epic waste
Swissinfo | Reuters | November 18, 2013 - 15:52 | By Scot J. Paltrow | LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Linda Woodford spent the last 15 years ... (photo: Public Domain / "DoD photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond, U.S. Air Force.")